Registered: July 29, 2005 Location: Stampin' with the new rubbah the posse sent me!! Posts: 8734
Thu, Jan 05, 2006 @ 8:20 AM
Ok, I have this set and have NEVER used it! You've just inspired me to dust it off! Great card! I love the crimped corner!
------------------------------ "If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it?" -Steven Wright
Registered: January 24, 2005 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 2850
Thu, Jan 05, 2006 @ 6:03 PM
Brutal Honesty thread (can't believe I'm doing this ). I love the colors, but I would mat the blue onto a neutral color card - so that there is another color to draw out the colors. I'd also mount a little corner of color on the folded portion so that detail pops (like a little purple triangle). And a different color ribbon - again to make the nice detail really pop.
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Registered: July 19, 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 24169
Thu, Jan 05, 2006 @ 7:46 PM
Honesty: I think it needs to be brighter. I would stamp the background flowers in Taken with Teal, and instead of Eggplant, maybe Regal Rose? Like the others idea about ribbon. Love the corner treatment!
Registered: December 30, 2004 Location: Where ever I go...there I am! Posts: 64166
Thu, Jan 05, 2006 @ 8:37 PM
Honesty thread: layer the front onto neutral and add a little flower the same color as the image on the turned up corner, which by the way is super cute!
Registered: September 13, 2004 Location: In my Happy Place with no one bothering me....I hope! Posts: 13877
Fri, Jan 06, 2006 @ 10:27 AM
honesty.... Definately a darker ribbon and maybe use the eggplant envy ink for the background stamp instead of versamark. That may blend the two colors together better! I, too, am LOVING the corner! Great touch!
Registered: November 6, 2003 Location: Omaha Posts: 3430
Fri, Jan 06, 2006 @ 1:33 PM
honesty thread: I think this is super cute! I agree that a bigger ribbon, probably purple in color would make it pop a bit more... you also (if you have a turquoise marker, could color in either a few of the streamers or confetti in the main image stamp? to tie the two colors in more) GREAT card!
Registered: July 13, 2004 Location: Grasonville, MD Posts: 7632
Fri, Jan 06, 2006 @ 7:13 PM
Brutally Honest....Great card, the only thing I see is taht your stamped image needs to be inked up a little more - I think that would help set off the brad.